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Who Funds Misfit Research?
A practical guide
Raising non-dilutive funding usually takes significantly more time and effort than the equivalent amount of investment dollars; most funders impose much more process up front and restrictions on how money can be spent. Large companies sometimes acquire and continue to fund organizations that focus more on research than products: Hyundai’s acquisition of Boston Dynamics, for example. However, the potential for IRS scrutiny, divisions between investment and granting teams, and DAF sponsors that don’t support PRIs means that they are fairly rare.
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